Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Subway to ramp up Canadian meat sourcing

Sep. 20, 2016 at 10:02 pm CDT

One of the biggest fast-food players operating in Canada has pledged to lock in Canadian suppliers for some of its Canadian stores’ meat supplies by the end of 2016. The U.S.-based sandwich chain Subway said Tuesday it has now introduced “Canadian-raised” ham, turkey and shaved steak at its Canadian restaurants […]

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

Sep. 20, 2016 at 12:28 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Deadly cattle condition returns to the Prairies

Sep. 16, 2016 at 10:20 am CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

JBS chiefs return to posts

Sep. 14, 2016 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Staff

Klassen: Feeder market drops on fed cattle weakness

Sep. 12, 2016 at 9:53 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market softens

Sep. 6, 2016 at 8:13 am CDT

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, goes the old proverb, and there is no greater example than in the cattle complex. Placid feedlot operators watched in dismay as fed cattle sold in the range of $133-$135 this past week, down approximately $6 from week-ago levels and $10 below breakeven pen […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market stable but demand remains soft

Aug. 30, 2016 at 3:49 am CDT

Comments from the country this week suggested the market was slightly firmer than week-ago levels. However, market reports stated prices were relatively unchanged and actually softened late in the week. The old saying that even a priest lies about his car’s gas mileage applies to overly optimistic cattlemen trying to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Washington begins killing wolf pack for preying on livestock

Aug. 29, 2016 at 9:12 pm CDT

Reuters — Wildlife agents authorized to eradicate a group of 11 wolves for repeated attacks on cattle in Washington state have hunted down and killed six animals from the condemned pack and are searching for the rest, a state game official said on Monday. State biologists fatally shot two members […]

By Steve Gorman

Klassen: Feeder market establishes defensive tone

Aug. 23, 2016 at 12:20 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels although a softer tone was noted late in the week. After two weeks of slightly higher values, buyers took on the attitude of cutting one’s coat according one’s cloth. Each cattle feeder appears to have his or her own […]

By Jerry Klassen

Sustainable beef is within our grasp

Aug. 19, 2016 at 9:36 am CDT

Alberta cattleman Bob Lowe didn’t have to do any management back flips on his ranch to produce cattle that under a recently completed pilot project qualify as “verifiable sustainable beef.” He has always aimed to apply sound production and environmental practices with his 500-head commercial cow-calf operation and 7,000-head-capacity southern […]

By Lee Hart